St John's Church, Colston Bassett

Coordinates: 52°53′32″N 00°57′41″W / 52.89222°N 0.96139°W / 52.89222; -0.96139

St John's Church, Colston Bassett
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
Website	www.wivertonchurches.org.uk/stjohn/stjohn.htm
History
Dedication	St. John
Administration
Parish	Colston Bassett
Diocese	Southwell and Nottingham
Province	York
Clergy
Rector	Rev. Bronwen Gamble

St John's Church, Colston Bassett is a parish church in the Church of England in Colston Bassett, Nottinghamshire. It is Grade II listed by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport as a building of special architectural or historic interest.^[1]

History

St John's Church, Colston Bassett was erected in 1892 by the architect Arthur Brewill^[2] at the behest of Robert Millington Knowles, High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire.^[1] However, the construction was of poor quality and the church needed substantial restoration. This was undertaken in 1934 by Charles Marriott Oldrid Scott. The Bishop of Southwell, the Rt Revd Henry Mosley, re-opened the repaired building on 12 August 1936, at the same time as he instituted the new vicar, the Rev. John Booth.

St John's replaced an earlier parish church dedicated to St Mary, which had become ruined. Substantial remains of St Mary's can still be seen and are listed Grade 1 in the List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historical Interest. They date from the Anglo-Saxon, Norman, Gothic (the building's greatest size was reached in 1470), and Georgian periods. The churchyard remains in use.^[3]

Current parish status

St John's Church, Colston Bassett is in the Wiverton group of parishes,^[4] which also includes:

• St Andrew's Church, Langar
• St Giles's Church, Cropwell Bishop
• All Saints' Church, Granby
• Holy Trinity Church, Tythby
• St Mary's Church, Barnstone
• St Michael and All Angels' Church, Elton on the Hill

Sources